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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday met here with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and underlined the importance of the two-state solution in bringing lasting peace to the Middle East.
The meeting took place on the margins of the annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly, which opened here Tuesday and runs through Sept. 26.
Ban "also underlined the international community's reaffirmation of the two-state solution as the only way to a sustainable peace," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here. "The secretary-general expressed concern over the continued settlement-related activity."
The two-state solution, widely backed by the international community, means a secure Israel to live in peace with an independent State of Palestine. The secretary-general and the UN Security Council both have reiterated that the Israeli settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal under international law.
Meanwhile, the secretary-general highlighted the growing cooperation with Israel during his tenure and the country's strengthened representation in different UN bodies, the spokesman added.
